Career

Her career spanned almost 20 years and she appeared in more than 160 films She first appeared in the Urdu film, Soorath co staring with Waseem, Afshan, Taj Niazi, in 1973 and she gave her last appearance in 2000 in the film Peengan.Soorath was not a success; her first major hit was Waadey ki zanjeer (1979). She had major roles in Sher Khan and Chan Varyam and played a supporting role in Sala sahib. All three films were diamond jubilee hits and were released the same day, a unique record, which she shared with her partner hero Sultan Rahi, her playback voice (singer) Melody Queen Madam Noor Jehan, and musician Wajahat Attre. Anjuman was a darling of the working classes, who went to the cinema frequently. She could dance according to their taste and she had the figure of a traditional Punjabi mutyaar, which is the ideal of adult males, especially in Punjab.